Global Positioning System Receivers and Relativity (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Neil Ashby

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266845495 ISBN 13: 9780266845492

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

This book thoroughly explains the corrections needed for both time and position when using a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, with particular focus on estimating the geometric range delay and how relativity affects this process. The author, an expert in the field, gives insight on topics not typically covered in user manuals, such as the constant rate correction for satellite clocks due to the Earth's oblateness and the small time delay caused by the slowing of electromagnetic signal propagation in the Earth's gravitational field. The author presents readers with the key equations needed to apply relativistic corrections down to within 1 nanosecond or less, emphasizing that these corrections can be applied using any coordinate system. This book is especially useful for GPS users interested in topics related to the relativistic Doppler effect, the use of carrier phase measurements, time transfer, and the nuances of accounting for receiver motion. The equations and examples provided prepare readers to understand where the corrections come from, what approximations are involved, and how GPS signals behave throughout the process.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266845495
• ISBN 13: 9780266845492
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 58